The Dragon Beside Me - Chapter 149

The vehicle stopped at the side road. Then, the two walked on foot for two minutes before they arrived in front of a restaurant.

Su Ruan stopped in front of the restaurant and pointed one hand at the building. “Ta-da!” She flashed him a bright smile, but her smile froze when Su Ruan noticed that Long Fei has been staring at her with a pair of warm eyes.

Heat traveled on her body, turning her face red from her neck to her ears.

Su Ruan stared at him awkwardly and asked, “Why… are you looking at me like that?”

His lips turned into a smile. “Mmm… nothing. I just thought that you’re cute.”

The redness on her cheek deepened. Su Ruan pushed a few strands of her hair behind her ears. “That… we should get in quickly. Otherwise, we won’t get a seat.”

Long Fei finally raised his head to look at the place. It turned out to be a seafood restaurant.

“The review said that this restaurant’s cooking is quite delicious. If we come any later, we might have to queue for a long time.”

Long Fei offered his hand and raised a brow at her. “Then, let’s go in.”

After a few seconds of hesitation, Su Ruan put her hand on his arms and the two of them walked into the restaurant together.

The server led them to a table and handed them the menu.

“Come on. Just order anything you want to eat. Whatever it is, it would be my treat.”

Long Fei chuckled. “Then, I won’t be polite.” He first looked at the price of the food before he placed his order.

“Will that be enough?” Su Ruan asked. “You can order a little more if you like.”

“I’ll order again if it’s not enough.”

“Alright.” Su Ruan nodded and handed the menu back to the server. Once the server left, Su Ruan heaved a sigh and looked around.

“I heard that this place had a good atmosphere. The decoration in the room really looked nice.” Su Ruan glanced at the table across them and saw that the group was busy taking pictures of their food.

“Mr. Long,” Su Ruan turned to look at the man again and smiled. “You don’t mind that I brought you over to this restaurant, right?”

“I’m not picky. As long as the food tastes good, then I would be satisfied.”

“Suddenly, I feel pressured.” Su Ruan sighed. “What should I do if the food here is not up to your expectation?”

Long Fei laughed. “I’m sure the food will taste good. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be a long line of customers wanting to dine here, right?” Long Fei glanced at the front entrance. “You see. There is already a line outside.”

Su Ruan followed his line of gaze and gasped. “You’re right. Fortunately, we were a few minutes earlier. Actually, I was worried that you would not be comfortable dining at a place like this.”

“Su Ruan, you don’t need to worry about these things. I am not someone who only dined in an expensive place,” Long Fei said.

“Aren’t you afraid of being recognized?”

“Not many people recognized me. This is also the good thing about being low-profile.”

“That’s true. The last time I was supposed to prepare for your interview, I have to work hard to find information about you. I tried to find pictures of you on the internet but the best-looking one was the one on your company’s website. Finding information about you was really hard.”

Back then, she worked hard to find information about him. She had to use her connection to find reliable information on him. This was the reason Su Ruan was angry when Director Gao wanted to give away her job to Yan Xi.

“Now that you are in front of me, why don’t you interview me?”

“This matter was something from a few months ago. I have already forgotten what I’m supposed to ask.”

Some of the questions that she was supposed to ask were a little personal. Because ‘Upcoming was a magazine focused on women, the question includes his dream woman. This was not something that she could ask at this moment. It would be too embarrassing.

The two of them continued to chat and joked around.

Just then, Su Ruan raised her head and saw a familiar person walking into the restaurant. Their gazes met, making them both startled.

Su Ruan lowered her gaze, wanting to avoid her but her stepmother had already walked over to her table.

“Su Ruan?” Xia Ru Yan flashed a smile as she came closer. “I did not expect that I would run into you here.”

“Mother.” Su Ruan stood up. “Why are you in Capital City?”

Su Ruan would never expect that she would run into her stepmother in this restaurant. She did not know how should she act around her.

“I’m on a business trip with my colleagues,” Xia Ru Yan spoke. She glanced at the group of people behind her and smiled. After exchanging a few words with them, Xia Ru Yan turned to her stepdaughter again. “I was about to contact you and ask you to have a meal together. Are you still living in your old apartment?”

“No. I already moved out.”

“Tell me your new address later. I’ll come over and find you.”

Su Ruan lowered her head. She still had not told her father that she no longer stay in Capital City. No one seem to know that she had moved to D City.

“Mmm… I will.” Of course, Su Ruan was only saying this now. She had no intention to send her address to her stepmother.

Xia Ru Yan glanced at the person who was sitting across from her stepdaughter. “And this is? Your friend?”

Su Ruan followed her eyes and spoke, “This is Long Fei. My boyfriend. Long Fei, this is my… stepmother.”

Her eyes lit up. Xia Ru Yan began to look at the man in a different light. “Your boyfriend?” Her lips turned into a smile. She turned to Long Fei and spoke, “Hello.”

The two of them exchanged a brief greeting.

“Then, Su Ruan, you have to invite your boyfriend home and introduce him to your father.. I’m sure that he would be happy knowing that you are now in a relationship.”